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Taking coverage away from people who don’t meet a work requirement is at odds with Medicaid’s “central objective” of providing affordable health coverage to people who wouldn’t otherwise have it. Read more

The substantial loss of coverage that would result from Kentucky’s plan to take Medicaid coverage away from those not meeting work or other program requirements can’t be minimized, and it can’t be excused or justified by claims that those affected will get other coverage or benefit in some other way from approval of Kentucky’s waiver. Read more

Some states that haven’t adopted the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expansion of Medicaid to cover more low-income adults are now seeking or considering Medicaid waivers that would take coverage away from poor parents if they do not meet work requirements. In all of these states, substantial numbers of parents likely couldn’t meet the requirements, whether because of caregiving responsibilities coupled with a lack of affordable child care, because they work at unstable jobs that don’t provide enough hours of work every month, because of an illness or disability, or for other reasons. Read more